Is There a Minimum Age of Execution for Juveniles? Do you know the youngest person ever executed was probably younger than you? She was 12, she was found guilty of murder and executed. That was a while ago, now the youngest age depends on the state, in Florida it is 17, in other places it is twenty-one years old (American Government) Some people argue that you should not be able to execute a juvenile, others disagree and say that it depends on the crime. “Guns, drugs, and the increasing segregation of urban areas according to class and race during the ‘70s and ‘80s neutralized many of the gains made in police and community relations. Enthusiasm for lengthy incarceration and capital punishment grew” (American Government). Riots broke out, and
